Is there a way to make “long text variables” wrap automatically?

Question

Is there a way to make “long text variables” wrap automatically?
Sometimes I encounter very long chapter titles, and when using variable headers, they don't wrap automatically. Is there a good solution for this?

Currently, all the text is crammed into a single line.

Peter Kahrel · Accepted Answer

No, there isn't. It's a long-standing feature request. Go to https://indesign.uservoice.com and add your voice.

Barb Binder · Answer

Hi @dublove:

Peter is correct of course, and I marked it for you. But here's my work-around. Keep in mind I know you are trying to automate everything you can so not looking for work-arounds but maybe it will benefit someone else.

InDesign can collect both paragraph styles (always whole paragraphs) and character styles (assigned to a string of words) into the Running Header variable. Since my clients don't want two line headers anyway, I assign a character style that doesn't do anything other than let me pull specific words into the head.

~Barb

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.